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Cade Cunningham
DET
Detroit Pistons

Cade Cunningham

#2 · Detroit Pistons · 6-6 (198 cm) · 220 lb · Oklahoma State

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Cade Cunningham plays for the Detroit Pistons. On the depth chart he's listed as starter at point guard. Cade Cunningham is available, with no injuries. In the 2026-27 season he has played 11 games, 11 as a starter, averaging 34.5 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at point guard (86 %) and center (7 %). He averages 25.0 points, 5.2 rebounds and 7.9 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Jaylen Brown, AJ Dybantsa, and Sion James, who score 35.4 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Jaylen Brown.

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MIA
Miami Heat
Miami Heat ·

Probable starter at point guard per the depth chart.

Pistons vs Heat → Pistons schedule → Probable starters →

On the depth chart

  • Point Guard Starter

Positions he can play: Point Guard

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On-court role

2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.

Games
11
Min/game
34.5
Starts
11

Minutes by position

  • Point Guard86 %
  • Center7 %
  • Power Forward7 %

Stats

Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).

Season GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% TS% USG%
2026-27 11 34.5 25.0 5.2 7.9 1.5 0.9 48.5 31.4 83.6 59.8 29.2
2025-26 64 33.9 23.9 5.5 9.9 1.4 0.8 46.1 34.2 81.2 56.4 29.6

Game log

In his last 5 games: 28.4 pts, 4.8 reb and 8.8 ast in 35.8 min (3.4 pts above his season average, 25.0)

Best games of the season: 52 pts @ Wizards (Nov 12) · 9 reb @ Knicks (Oct 27) · 11 ast @ Wizards (Nov 12)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 12 @
WAS
Washington Wizards
Wizards
W 144-140 47:59 52 5 11 16-25 3-5 17-18 +4
Nov 9 vs
WAS
Washington Wizards
Wizards
W 122-111 26:31 17 3 7 7-16 0-4 3-3 +11
Nov 8 vs
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Lakers
L 116-121 37:44 14 4 8 6-15 1-6 1-2 -15
Nov 4 vs
PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
76ers
L 106-112 40:01 26 7 11 9-22 1-9 7-7 +2
Nov 2 @
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
Hornets
W 124-91 26:39 33 5 7 13-20 4-7 3-4 +19
Oct 30 @
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Nets
W 110-94 28:01 20 5 4 6-15 1-6 7-7 +10
Oct 28 vs
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
Hornets
W 97-89 38:34 30 5 7 10-22 4-9 6-8 0
Oct 27 @
NYK
New York Knicks
Knicks
L 97-111 35:40 19 9 8 7-18 2-7 3-5 -15
Oct 25 @
PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
76ers
W 106-93 33:17 26 8 8 9-19 3-8 5-8 +20
Oct 23 @
MIA
Miami Heat
Heat
W 128-111 29:56 16 2 8 5-8 2-3 4-6 +9

Compare with another player

Who guards whom

2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Who he guards

Possessions
756
Pts/100 poss.
35.4
FG%
48%

Opponents he guarded most in 11 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
Jaylen Brown 49 7 2/8
AJ Dybantsa 41 23 9/16
Sion James 37 18 8/13
Davion Mitchell 35 7 3/5
Dean Wade 32 11 5/10

Who guards him

Possessions
733
Pts/100 poss.
25.1
FG%
46%

Defenders who guarded him most in 11 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Jaylen Brown 47 22 8/16
Alex Sarr 43 19 8/9
AJ Dybantsa 26 11 4/7
Mikal Bridges 23 3 1/2
LeBron James 23 4 2/6